Most Damaging Tsunamis

Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)

Nov 1, 1755

Magnitude-9
Death Toll- 20,000
know as the the Great Lisbon Earthquake

Krakatoa Eruption (java/Sumatra)

Aug 26, 1883

Magnitude- VEI
Death Toll- 36,000
Tsunami Traveled 3,000 miles

Aleutian Earthquakes (Alaska)

Apr 1, 1946

Magnitude- 8.1
Death toll- 160
it coasted over $26 million in damaged

Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)

May 23, 1960

Magnitude- 9.5
death toll- 61
The Tsunami was the result of the largest earthquake ever

Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)

Mar 27, 1964

Magnitude- 9.2
Death toll- 130
Its called good Friday because it occurred at 5:36pm on a Friday

Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)

Jul 12, 1993

Magnitude- 7.8
Death toll 120
this Earthquake produced one of the largest tsunamis in Japan History

Papua New Guinea Earthquake (papua New Guinea)

Jul 17, 1998

Magnitude- 7.1
Death toll- 2,100
The Tsunami wave reached 15m (49ft) tall

Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)

Dec 26, 2004

Magnitude- 9.1
Death toll- 230,000
this Tsunami lasted for several hours

Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Island)

Sep 29, 2009

Magnitude- 8.1
Death toll- 200
In the southern pacific ocean adjacent to the Kermadec-Tonga subduction zone

Chile Earthquake (Chile)

Feb 27, 2010

Magnitude- 8.8
Death toll 700
This Tsunami also hit Hawaii, Japan, and the the Philippines

Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)

Mar 11, 2011

Magnitude- 9.1
Death toll- 20,000
more than 450,000 people became homeless after this.

Sulawesi Earthquake (Indonesia)

Sep 27, 2018

Magnitude- 7.5
Death toll- 4,300
over 2.4 million people were affected during this Tsunami